Charlton Athletic Women are delighted to announce midfielders Charlie Estcourt and Lily Woodham have joined the club on loan from Reading for the 2019/20 season.

I'm looking forward to competing to potentially help the club gain promotion, as they were so close last year.

Lily Woodham

The pair have experience playing FA Women’s Super League football, with Estcourt featuring seven times for Reading last season and Woodham four. Estcourt is a full Wales international, while Woodham has been capped at under-17 and under-19 level and received a first senior team call up in June.

On the move, Woodham said: "I'm looking forward to competing to potentially help the club gain promotion, as they were so close last year.

"From a personal side, I am looking forward to the experience I will gain from playing."

Estcourt, 21, has made 14 appearances for the Royals and spent the 2017/18 season on loan with then WSL 2 side Bristol City, where she played 14 times. She has 29 senior caps for Wales and has scored three goals having made her debut in 2015 at the age of 16.

Woodham, 18, also had a spell with Bristol City when they were a WSL 1 club between 2017 and 2018, making seven appearances.

The pair join eight new signings for Riteesh Mishra’s side, including Jamie Gotch, who also joined from Reading.